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TIL Tape of Air Traffic Controllers Made on 9/11 Was Destroyed.

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5V5KP TIL about the pet blood bank, an amazing charity in the UK that asks pet owners to let their pets donate blood. Dogs have either positive or negative blood, and negative blood can be used for any dog in need.
8gBL TIL the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to restrict the sale of video games by their rating because they are protected speech under the first ammendment
yQ1pM TIL that in 2005 scientists discovered a dinosaur tail preserved in amber. It was filled with feathers.
QNEoX TIL that Sark is one of the few remaining places in the world where cars are banned from roads and only tractors and horse-drawn vehicles are allowed, and that in 2011, Sark was designated as the first Dark Sky Island in the world.
kJ75B TIL “Ped Xing” is not Chinese, but actually short for “Pedestrian Crossing”